livable

adjective

liv·​able ˈli-və-bəl 

variants or less commonly liveable

1

: suitable for living in, on, or with

a livable house

livable wages

2

: endurable

livableness noun

Synonyms

• habitable
• inhabitable

Examples of livable in a Sentence

They described the house as very livable.

People need jobs that will pay them livable wages.

Recent Examples on the Web

Is this going to be a place that's livable in the future? —Sarah Metz, CBS News, 8 May 2025

Almost all the houses in front of my house are not livable and now there’s a family living in a trailer on my street in front of their house, since there’s nothing left. —Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025

In the morning, my mom stacked paper and put things away, trying to make the living room livable again. —Philip J. Deloria, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2025

Any business seeking public support (tax breaks, zoning changes, etc.) should be required to pay livable wages and provide strong benefits. —Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for livable

• derivable
• unforgivable

Kids Definition

livable

adjective

liv·​able

variants also liveable

ˈliv-ə-bəl 

: suitable for living in or with

livableness noun